Explosion in Ohio leaves 2 dead and destroys home
Local media reported that two people were killed and a man was hospitalized with burns following a house explosion in Tate Township, near Bethel, Ohio, on November 19.
BETHEL, Ohio – Two people were killed and one was injured when a home exploded in Ohio on Tuesday. The blast sent debris flying throughout the neighborhood.
It’s not yet known what caused the blast in Bethel, which happened shortly before 9 a.m. and set the home on fire. Several residents said the explosion shook their homes and caused minor damage.
A man and a woman were killed in the blast, Bethel Tate Fire Chief Christopher Cooper said. Another man suffered burns and was being treated at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, he said.
The names of the three people have not been released, and it wasn’t immediately clear if any of them lived at the home.
The Ohio State Fire Marshal will lead the investigation into the blast. Bethel is a village in Tate Township in southwestern Ohio.
